Hinsdale Junior Woman’s Club Announces Annual Gala for Stopping Hunger in DuPage County

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The Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club (HJWC) announced that its annual benefit gala will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Carnivale in Chicago. Entitled "Samba to Stop Hunger", the gala will be a thrilling and entertaining evening, with proceeds going to HCS Family Services (HCS). A Chicago-based non-profit organization, HCS provides nutritious food to more than 21,000 people in Southeast DuPage County each year, including the one in five children in the area who don't have enough to eat.

"DuPage County has the second highest rate of food insecurity in Illinois," said HJWC President Shazia Sultan. "It's heartbreaking to know that people in our own community, students at our children's schools, don't always know where their next meal is coming from or that families have to sometimes choose between paying utility bills or putting food on the table. HJWC and our many partners are dedicated to raising awareness of this critical issue, and generating funds to help ensure no family faces hunger."

Samba to Stop Hunger promises to be an incredible event with music by one of Chicago's most coveted entertainers, DJ Rock City. Ticketed guests will also revel in entertainment by aerialists and fire breathers, a casino where players have an opportunity to win high-end raffle items and a jewelry pull sponsored by Kendra Scott. Guests who purchase a VIP ticket will have access to an exclusive lounge.

General admission tickets cost $150 and VIP tickets cost $300. To purchase tickets, donate to the cause or learn more about sponsorship opportunities, visit https://hjwc.ejoinme.org/Benefit2018.

"The funds raised by HJWC and our many generous community partners will fortify our efforts to fight hunger and promote self-sufficiency in DuPage County," said Stan Cook, Interim Executive Director of HCS Family Services, Hinsdale. "Their support will ensure that our HCS food pantries in Hinsdale and at Anne M. Jeans Elementary School in Willowbrook continue to serve as lifelines for the many families suffering from food insecurity in our own local community."

Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club was founded in 1949, and has more than 240 members from the western suburbs of Chicago. During the past five years, the club has raised more than $1 million for charities locally and aboard, and collectively its members conduct more than 300 hours on service projects annually. HJWC is affiliated with the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC) and the Illinois Federation of Woman's Clubs (IFWC), and currently the largest club in the Illinois GFWC organization.

Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club Charitable Foundation Inc. is the fundraising arm of the Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club. The HJWC Charitable Foundation Inc. has been designated a 501C-3 organization by the IRS, which means that it is officially not-for-profit. All donations of money, goods and services to the Foundation are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.